Please fill out this form and return it to your counselor for necessary schedule changes.

GRADING AND RANKING OF STUDENTS

Beginning this year all high schools in North Carolina will be on a 10 point grading scale. Under the new scale grades and grade point average calculations will be applied as follows:

Letter Grade

Grade Range

QPA

A

90-100

4.0

B

80-89

3.0

C

70-79

2.0

D

60-69

1.0

F

<59

0.0

The new quality points standard will provide an additional .5 quality point to Honors courses and a 1.0 additional quality point to Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate courses, community colleges courses, or four year university or college courses taken in high school.

PLEASE NOTE:New standards for quality points will take effect for the ninth graders in the fall of 2015-16 and all students entering high school after that year. This quality points change will not affect students who will be in grades 10, 11 or 12 in 2015-16.

Summer Programs

A competitive, cost free, opportunity for current sophomores and juniors that are interested in pursuing science and mathematics activities outside of the classroom. Entry is by application only, and all applications must be completed online. Check out their website or see Mrs. Turner for more information.